French ship Romulus (1781)

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Romulus
Builder	Adams, Bucklers Hard[1]
Laid down	July 1776[1]
Launched	17 December 1777[1]
In service	19 February 1781[1]
Captured	19 February 1781 by Éveillé, Gentille, Surveillante and Guêpe.[1]
France
Name	Romulus
Acquired	By capture, 19 February 1781[1]
Fate	Technical hulk in Isle de France[Note 1] in June 1789[1]
General characteristics
Tons burthen	700 tonnes[1]
Length	43.9 metres[1]
Beam	11.5 metres[1]
Draught	5.2 metres[1]
Propulsion	Sails
Armament	50 guns of various weights of shot

HMS Romulus was a 44-gun ship of the Royal Navy. She was captured by the French Navy in the Chesapeake Bay during the American Revolutionary War and taken into French service as Romulus. She was later razeed to become the frigate Résolution,^[2] and served in an exploration voyage to China under Bruni d'Entrecasteaux.

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